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Last week, a student asked for notable examples of the write-around, that subgenre in which the journalist had limited to no access with the story subject. The most famous examples are Gay Talese’s “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold” and, to a lesser extent, Talese’s piece on DiMaggio, “The Silent Season of a Hero.” We took the question to Twitter and here’s what came back. Sadly, there’s but one female writer on this list. Readers, if you can think of write-around examples by women, hit us at @niemanstory and we’ll make the addition.